Dear Politicians,
Get to work. Seriously. Stop taking pictures of you genitals, stop sexting your female interns, stop having extra-marital affairs that end up with love children and eventually all over the news.
Stop schmoozing with lobbyists. You have a job to do and that job is not get laid and make tons of money.
You are public servants. You know what that means? You serve the PUBLIC. Not yourself. We pay you, and I think most of us are getting mighty sick of your shenanigans.
So stop giving yourself payraises, you haven't earned them. Stop spending thousands of dollars on new cars, new offices, re-election campaigns, drugs, booze, hookers, whatever.
Start working. Find out what we need as a country (if you need help, I have some ideas) and then get to work figuring out how to make it happen.
I have some pointers there, too. You have to stop arguing about stupid, insignificant crap. Frankly I don't care anymore which party you belong to, stop fishing for soundbites and start listening to each other. I'm sure most of you are intelligent people, take that a step further and I bet most of you are capable of some intelligent critical thinking.
Instead of dismissing an idea as being "liberal" or "conservative" because of who came up with it, try listening to it for its' own sake. There might be some good stuff there. You never know.
I can tell you now I think most people have similar ideas about what they want out of life. We want shelter, we want access to good healthcare that isn't going to bankrupt us, we want a decent job, we want a good education. We want our cities and towns to be safe. We want natural spaces so we can remember trees, animals, flowers, and other natural beauty, So we disagree on how to make those things happen, so what? That brings us back to listening to each other.
Another thing you can do, stop with the mudslinging. I can tell you right now I don't care a single tiny bit about what your opponent did during college. Frankly I don't care if they finished college so long as they're reasonably intelligent, willing to work hard, and have some good solutions for the problems we currently face. Get to the point. What do you think the problems are, what are you doing to solve them, how are you going to get everyone on board?
Keep it simple. When you make a bill, stick to one subject. It doesn't need to encompass the entirety of creation, just what you're talking about. And don't sneak things into it like pet projects. Those cost money and waste time. If it's really important to you, and you think it's important to other people, make another bill.
I don't want my entire evening newscast to be taken up by your various scandals, the stupid things you've said, or what or who you're doing. I want to know what kind of work you're doing for the people who elected you. ALL of the people. So right now you need to chuck the idea that minorities, homosexuals, women, mentally challenged, or in some other way not "normal" people are for you to make fun of, discriminate against, hate, or ignore. Every single one of these people are your responsibility. You were elected to look after everyone's interests. Even the people you disagree with.
Don't be such a sheep! Just because your party is doing it doesn't mean you have to if you disagree. And that goes for all of you, not just the right, not just the left. Don't be afraid of an honest discussion.
In closing, stop worrying about getting re-elected. Just do the best job you can in the time you have, and don't assume you'll get anymore. If you spent more time working hard to make things better, you'd have a better shot of getting elected than if you spend your time telling us why we should vote for you and not the other guy.
Sincerely,
Leia C.
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